Treasure Hunting

As if the big dinner at one of the cousins' house the night before was not enough, we had another BIG breakfast before heading to Kun Jib( the house of Grandpa's eldest brother) at 10:30am. They live in the Northern part of the city and a stream from the mountain actually flows through the house. It's the type of place where you can have a pretty happy childhood as it's close enough to school and yet can be running around in the mountain 30 minutes after class.








It was good to see everyone. All the babies we saw last time are big now. Changunnie was happy to hang out with all the unni's and oppa. There were dogs at kun jib and the latest addition, Jasper, was a very shy one. He probably was used to the abuse from the kids at home, he had no issue of Changunnie pulling his tail or pinching his nose. Strangely enough, he was afraid of adults. Turned out that one of our cousins rescued the dog from a cruel neighbour. I didn't want to ask about the details as that may include Jasper being a dish on the dinning table.



Lunch time was gamja ttang (potato soup with pork ribs) and a table full of side dishes. They grow their own veg at Kun Jib and the food was good. There wasn't a need for any MSG as the soy sauce, chili pepper paste, dweng jjang are all home made (and not to mention the kimchi which are done the traditional way by burying the urn under ground!) Changunnie ate well as her unni told her that there will be no play nor snack unless she finished her lunch.



We went to the bookstore after lunch to get Korean books for Changunnie and ended up having four bags of books and magazines for everyone. We also got out chili pepper flakes. I was wondering why we were buying different types. It turned out that you need different type for kimchi and chili pepper paste. Wondered if we could check everything in.

It was finally time to say good bye. I want to go back to see everyone soon. Maybe Christmas so that Changunnie can go ice-skating with her cousins.